Walter Cronkite, the eminent American journalist and commentator, has died at the age of 92.

It is regrettable that Cronkite, who passed away on July 17, 2009, did not live to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, to which he gave calm, reassuring narrative voice for the benefit of countless millions of viewers around the world. Indeed, as the New York Times remarks in reporting his death, “For his exhaustive and enthusiastic coverage of NASA, Mr. Cronkite was sometimes called ‘the eighth astronaut.’”

Here is a clip of Cronkite broadcasting the landing on July 20, 1969. Following that is a reflection on the landing recorded many years later, along with a televised conversation with students at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication, in which he touches on stories throughout his long and distinguished career.